Shanemorter3'S MOCK DRAFT

Shanemorter3'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Post Combine

  • Shanemorter3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Texans
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garett Bolles
OT
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Texans fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Texans treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Riley Mahlman a full 51 spots early. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. On value alone, Price makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Garett Bolles deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 28 they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the 38th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at slot 59. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Steal is underselling it; Jadarian Price at No. 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nate Boerkircher
They reached into another round for Nate Boerkircher, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at No. 243 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman in pick 244 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.